fwtmp

, wtmpfix

- manipulate connect accounting records

Synopsis

/usr/lib/acct/fwtmp [-ic]

/usr/lib/acct/wtmpfix [file]...

Description

fwtmp reads from the standard input and writes to the standard output,
converting binary records of the type found in /var/adm/wtmpx to formatted ASCII
records. The ASCII version is useful when it is necessary to edit
bad records.

wtmpfix examines the standard input or named files in utmpx format, corrects
the time/date stamps to make the entries consistent, and writes to the
standard output. A hyphen (-) can be used in place of file
to indicate the standard input. If time/date corrections are not performed, acctcon(1M) will
fault when it encounters certain date-change records.

Each time the date is set, a pair of date change records
are written to /var/adm/wtmpx. The first record is the old date denoted
by the string “old time” placed in the line field and the flag
OLD_TIME placed in the type field of the utmpx structure. The second
record specifies the new date and is denoted by the string new time
placed in the line field and the flag NEW_TIME placed in
the type field. wtmpfix uses these records to synchronize all time stamps
in the file.

In addition to correcting time/date stamps, wtmpfix will check the validity of
the name field to ensure that it consists solely of alphanumeric characters
or spaces. If it encounters a name that is considered invalid, it
will change the login name to INVALID and write a diagnostic to
the standard error. In this way, wtmpfix reduces the chance that acctcon
will fail when processing connect accounting records.

Options

-ic

Denotes that input is in ASCII form, and output is to be written in binary form.